#japanesehistory #documentary #historicalfigures <br /><br />Okita Souji was a member of the Shinsengumi, a group active during the final days of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, and was known as a master swordsman.<br /><br />He became the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi at a young age, and achieved fame in numerous battles.<br /><br />He was particularly beloved by many of his comrades for his excellent swordsmanship and cheerful personality, but he died young from tuberculosis.<br /><br />Okita Souji's life and activities with the Shinsengumi are passed down as episodes symbolizing the turbulent period at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japanese history.
